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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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